Lord of Greenery

Chapter 216
Just conceded a goal, and Ranieri couldn't calm down anymore.

It's not that he has a bad mentality, but that facing an opponent with Li Ze, he really can't fall behind!
If Juventus wants to score goals, they must invest more troops to attack.

But Li Ze's singles ability is too strong, and his performance is too stable.

Because the opponent is Naples, Ranieri collected a lot of data from Li Ze for analysis, and the result of the analysis is:

Always deploy enough defensive force.

Otherwise, it would be the scariest thing for Li Ze to fight back wantonly.

In other words, the ideal way to play is to ensure your own defensive strength even if you are behind by one goal.

As for offense, it's best to try your luck with a limited number of players.

According to the offensive ability of their own players, even if they can't overtake, there is no problem with equalizing.

The problem is that Ranieri can't lose or tie this game.

According to the requirements of the management, he must win this game!
Be steady, or fight hard?
Ranieri frowned.

Defensive counterattack requires luck, and aggressive attack requires luck even more.

When he has to gamble, and the consequences of the big gamble, he may not be able to bear it.

Ranieri realizes he's lost—

Even if the game wasn't over, even if the team hadn't lost, at least he had already lost in the personal contest.

He has been forced into a situation where he has to gamble!

Ranieri looked towards the pitch, his eyes focused on the yellow-skinned figure.

He didn't lose to Rhea, but to this Chinese player.

After staring carefully for three seconds, Ranieri seemed to want to engrave Li Ze's figure in his mind.

Then he chose to substitute.

Giovinco, who was in poor form in this game, went off and the famous player Salihamidzic came on.

Replacing an offensive player on the wing, Ranieri's meaning is already obvious.

attack!

Step up your offense!

As he wished, after changing a player, Juventus' overall style has taken on a new look.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Marchisio's long-range shot was refracted on Cannavaro and broke through the Naples gate.

However, Marchisio, who scored a goal for the team, was not happy, and the head coach Ranieri was not excited.

Because at this moment the score between the two sides has become 1:2!

In the 60th minute, Li Ze's cross found Hamsik, who headed past Buffon's goal.

The score at that time was 0:2!

In other words, Marchisio just pulled back a goal, and the score is still behind.

Not only is the score behind, but the opportunities created are mostly on the Naples side.

In the 56th minute, Maggio assisted Lavezzi to score a goal, but the goal was canceled due to offside.

Through slow motion playback, it is also difficult to tell whether the ball was offside.

Had that goal been counted, Juventus would have been in a much tougher position.

Although taking the initiative on the scene, the fans became more and more flustered.

Facing Naples' talented offensive players, their own defense always seems to have a little problem.

If it weren't for the Chinese man who has been stared to death and has no chances, Juventus would not be as simple as falling behind by one goal.

Even if Marchisio's refracted ball brought the team back a point, the fans still had no hope of winning.

In the 85th minute, this time it was Li Ze's long-range shot that hit Poulsen and refracted the score again.

3: 1!

When the whistle sounded, Ranieri closed his eyes in pain.

He knew that he had lost again, to the Portuguese.

Juventus has no chance of competing for the league title.

In the same round of the league, Inter Milan drew with Roma 3:3.

In the first half, De Rossi and Riise each scored a goal, and Roma led 2:0 away!

In the second half, perhaps Mourinho's adjustments and encouragement during the halftime break were effective, and the players performed much more energetically.

Especially Balotelli, scoring a goal in open play, creating a penalty, and scoring a penalty created by himself, his performance is perfect!
The only thing that makes Roma fans not very convinced is that there is some controversy about whether the second goal scored by Inter Milan, that is, the penalty, should be awarded.

Judging from the slow-motion replay, it was hard to say whether Balotelli, who broke into the penalty area, had direct contact with De Rossi.

Originally, the top spot missed 2 points, which was an opportunity for the teams behind to catch up.

Juventus, the most promising at the time, lost to Naples in a head-to-head confrontation, and was thrown away by Inter Milan by 1 point.

Now that 26 rounds have passed, Inter Milan has 60 points, while Juventus has 50 points.

Mourinho's team may make mistakes, but it is impossible to be overturned by Juventus under the premise of occupying such a large advantage.

Ranieri is not the kind of head coach who can lead the team to a comeback, he does not have that charisma.

Not to mention catching up to Inter Milan, even AC Milan with 48 points behind is about to catch up.

After Naples defeated Juventus, they accumulated 53 points, only 7 points behind Inter Milan.

However, in the 12 rounds, if you want to catch up with the 7-point gap, the opponent is Inter Milan under Mourinho, which is really difficult.

Rather, Rhea didn't have such an idea at all, and the management didn't have such extravagant hopes.

After the victory over Juventus, there was an atmosphere of contentment throughout the club.

After all, after winning this crucial battle, Naples has basically secured a place in the Champions League.

Fiorentina, ranked fifth, has only accumulated 5 points now, which is also 46 points less than Naples.

In the same round, it is difficult for Naples to reverse Juventus, and Florence is destined to be difficult to reverse Naples.

Under the influence of the overall atmosphere, the mentality and state of the players have also been affected.

In the 27th round, after the first half, Naples fell behind Lazio 0:2 at home!

Rocky scored two consecutive goals in 38 minutes and 44 minutes, almost breaking Naples' defense!
In the second half, Naples started to fight back like waking up from a dream.

Li Ze sent consecutive assists in the 74th and 81st minutes, allowing Macho and Sarajeta to score a goal each, equalizing the score for the team.

2: 2!

This is also the final score of this game.

There is no time to rest and not much time to reflect. In the Europa League match, the second round of the competition with Tottenham began.

Tottenham, sitting at home, had no intention of counterattacking at all, and once again lifted Dos Santos out.

This time, the Mexican genius scored 1 goal, and Naples also equalized the score by Brasi.

1: 1!

Coupled with the 2:0 in the first round, Naples successfully advanced to the next round.

Back in the league, Naples had another draw in the 28th round.

This time, even a 1:1 draw with the deputy squad leader Regina in the away game!
In the same round, the top three in the North have won two consecutive victories.

Juventus took the opportunity to go ahead by 1 point, AC Milan was only 1 point behind, and Inter Milan was far ahead.

For Naples, the only good news is that the 5th to 7th teams also performed poorly, and the biggest competitor Fiorentina even suffered a two-game losing streak!

Now, Roma, Fiorentina and Genoa have also accumulated 46 points, ranking 5th to 7th respectively.

Naples has accumulated 55 points in two consecutive draws. From the perspective of competing for the Champions League seat, the advantage has even expanded to 9 points.

(End of this chapter)